Cybersecurity: Accelerated Master's 4+1 Option

Degrees:
BE(EE) / MS(Cyb), or
BE(CpE) / MS(Cyb),  or
BS(CSc) / MS(Cyb)

Admissions requirements:

1. EE, CSc, or CpE major
2. GPA at least 3.0
3. 75 credits completed by the start of the first semester in the option
4. Two faculty recommendation letters
5. Statement of purpose
6. Personal statement
7. Résumé

Maximum transferable graduate courses (B grade or higher):
12 credits

Advisor:  Mr. Jonathan Akeley

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Courses

Ask your undergraduate advisor how, and which of, these courses can satisfy a requirement of your major.

Courses in the Master's Core

• EE i7000, Network Security
• CSc i4900, Applied Cryptography
• CSc i0420, Secure Operating Systems
• EE G7701, Secure Systems Engineering

 
Cybersecurity Electives in the Master's Program

• CSc i4490, Adversarial AI
• EE G7700, Blockchain Applications
• CSc i0040, The Cyber Attack Lifecycle: Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics, & Incident Response
• CSc i1301, Data Privacy
• CSc H0240, Law and Policy Issues in Cybersecurity
• EE i7700, Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking
• CSc i0220, Secure Cloud Computing
• EE i7600, Secure Internet of Things Design Laboratory